Need for money

What the old man said, the faces of the refugees who were closer were flushed, and there was a trace of shame.

Let his son carry himself into the carriage, the old man held on to the wooden bucket used to hold gruel, and stood firmly. Although his clothes were worn out, his waist was straight, perhaps because of his age. Because, after a little exercise, the old man was slightly out of breath,

"Folks, old man, I just finished listening to Erye Lin's words, and I also want to say a few words, nagging, please don't take offense.

To be honest, the old man and my family of twelve also fled from the north. Among the twelve people are my son, daughter-in-law, grandson, grandson-in-law, and a great-grandson who just learned to walk.

The locust plague broke out in the north, and the people are suffering. If they are forced to, no one is willing to leave their hometown and take refuge here. I remember very clearly, the old man. When our family came to Los Angeles for the first time, we ate alms from the Lin family. Porridge and rice.

That day, our whole family hadn’t eaten a bite for two days, and we had to go on our way. At that time, we were dizzy from hunger, especially my great-grandson, who was about to die. If it wasn’t for the timely rescue of the Lin family, I'm afraid that old man, my great-grandson is no longer here, so since then, old man, I have regarded the master of the Lin family as my benefactor, the benefactor who saved the lives of my whole family! "

After finishing speaking, the old man turned around slowly, bowed deeply to Lin Jingzhi.

There were too many people in the crowd who had experienced similar experiences to the old man, and they couldn't help but bow down to thank Lin Jingzhi following the old man.

"You don't need to be like this, old man, please get up quickly, and everyone should get up too!" Lin Jingzhi hurried to the side of the carriage, and personally helped the old man stand up.

Affected by the old man's words, the surroundings were silent at this moment, but the old man turned around, faced the crowd again and said, "Little old man, I'm just a scumbag, I've lived most of my life, and I haven't learned any great principles, but there is one thing that is true. Always remember, to be a human being, you must know how to repay your kindness!"

"Actually, ever since I was full, I have been thinking about how to repay my benefactor, but I have been suffering from no chance. Now I heard that Lin Erye plans to open up wasteland and dig canals, which is useful for us. I It’s too late to be happy. To be honest, I feel uncomfortable watching my son who has reached the prime of his life and his grandson who is young and vigorous every day to receive free porridge and rice from the Lin family.

They are not old people, nor children. They are strong, have hands and feet, and they don't earn their own money, but take food from others for nothing. What kind of reason is this?

Work, work, work, there is a reason to survive! "

"That's why I, the old man, took the lead in supporting the Lin family's plan to open up wasteland and dig canals. To be honest, besides helping the Lin family dig canals, open up wasteland, and earn money, old man, I am also repaying my favor!"

"buzz"

As the old man's voice fell to the ground, there was a burst of chattering voices in the crowd. What the old man said was obviously more emotional than what Lin Jingzhi said, and the effect was several times better. After a while, There was a voice from the crowd,

"This old man is right. We are also willing to help the Lin family open up wasteland and dig canals!"

"Old man, what you said is very good, we will go too, and we must repay the favor!"

"Yeah, we have hands and feet, we have to support ourselves!"

Seeing that the atmosphere had been mobilized, Lin Jingzhi was overjoyed, and bowed his hands gratefully to the old man, before he jumped into the carriage of another carriage,

"From tomorrow onwards, the place where the Lin family will open a shed to help the porridge will be set up on the wasteland more than forty miles east of the city. Early in the morning, go there and line up!"

When the refugees heard the order, most of them were moved, thinking that they would have a full meal today and go to work digging canals or opening up wasteland tomorrow.

But at this moment, there were bursts of discordant voices in the crowd. It turned out that the few people arranged by Wang Meng here shouted loudly again in order to destroy the good things of the Lin family.

"Wait a minute, everyone, don't be fooled. That old guy might be a slave of the Lin family. They have already discussed in advance that they will trick everyone into working for them for nothing!"

"That's right, I saw this old guy getting very close to the Lin family a few days ago, and they are from Yiqiu."

"You, you fart, the old man behaves properly and stands upright, so he won't go to such unconscionable things!" Lin Jingzhi frowned when he heard these words, thinking about how to deal with it, but the old man But he was so angry that he couldn't stand it anymore. He had never done a bad thing in his life, and this was the first time someone poked his spine, how could he not be annoyed.

Seeing that his father was agitated, the old man's son hurriedly carried the old man off the carriage and rubbed his back to make him feel better. Unexpectedly, when the old man disappeared, those people shouted again,

"Don't run if you have the guts, are you guilty?"

"Yeah, don't go, stand up and confront if you have the ability!"

After these people stirred up the flames, the refugees stood there again, having no idea. At this moment, they suddenly heard Buddha's chant and Taoist priests singing promises from behind the refugees.

"Amitabha, good is good."

"Immeasurable Daoist."

Due to the large number of people and the distance between them, Lin Jingzhi stood on the carriage and could only see people walking in from the back of the crowd. As those people moved, the refugees on both sides voluntarily moved out of the way. The expressions of each of them instantly became extremely devout, and they also whispered the Buddha's name or the immeasurable Taoist in their mouths.

When the group of people approached, Lin Jingzhi realized that the people who came were actually a group of bald monks and Taoist priests holding fly whisks. Except for the leading monk, the rest were all around 20 years old, perhaps because of chanting scriptures, or The reason for cultivating Taoism is that his expression is rigid and dull, and his eyes are just staring at his feet, without even looking aside.

Seeing monks and Taoists, Lin Jingzhi unconsciously thought of the thousand-year-old Taoist fairy and century-old Buddha he met when he went to offer incense outside the city to fulfill his vows last time.

"Amitabha, do you dare to ask if the benefactor is Lin Jingzhi, benefactor Lin?" The big monk who took the lead was about 40 years old, with a beard half a foot long on his chin, and eight incense burns on his head. Although the light gray monk's robe had been washed and turned white, it was very clean. He wore a pair of sandals on his feet, and he went straight to Lin Jingzhi's body, clasped his hands together, and asked.

Seeing that the monk on the opposite side had the demeanor of an eminent monk, Lin Jingzhi didn't dare to neglect, he quickly jumped off the carriage, returned the salute, and replied: "Yes, I am Lin Jingzhi!"

"Master Wuliang, since benefactor Lin is here, please accept the letter written by Taoist Master Ziyun!" The person speaking was a 30-year-old Taoist priest with a white face. Walking side by side, his clothes are also very simple, the hem of the Taoist robe has been patched many times, and the difference from the Buddhist disciples is that he holds a dust whisk in his hand, a black dish on the top of his head, and a purple wooden hairpin in the middle. Pass.

"Amitabha! Please benefactor, please preside over our monastery, and accept the letter from the vain abbot." Seeing that Lin Jingzhi reached out to take the letter from the Taoist priest, the great monk took a step forward, took out a piece of white rice paper from his sleeve, and Handed it to Lin Jingzhi.

When Lin Jingzhi heard that these two letters were written to him by a thousand-year-old Daoist and a hundred-year-old Buddha who were very famous in Liuzhou, he felt puzzled, wondering why they asked his disciples to send these two letters at this time. .

He remembered that these two people were supernatural, and they seemed to be able to see through something, so he hesitated to open the letter now.

"Benefactor Lin, Taoist Priest Ziyun, the master of our temple, has ordered you to open the letter immediately after receiving it."

"Benefactor Lin, Abbot Xufu, the abbot of our temple, has also ordered you to open the letter immediately after you receive it."

After the Taoist monk handed over the letter to Lin Jingzhi, they each took a step back and spoke.

oh?open now?

Lin Jingzhi was even more puzzled when he heard the words, and then he gritted his teeth, first put the letter of Taoist Ziyun flat in his palm, and opened it slowly, even though the letter was very mysterious, it seemed to be quite capable , but he has traveled here, so naturally he can only face it and cannot escape.

No matter what happens in life, running away will not solve the problem!

As the letter paper was opened from the crease, a large character was printed on Lin Jingzhi's eyelids, he was stunned, and he quickly opened the letter from Abbot Xu, and it turned out to be the same word!